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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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