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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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