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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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