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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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