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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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