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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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