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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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