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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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