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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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