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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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