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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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