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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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