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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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