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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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