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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about 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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