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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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