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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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