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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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