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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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