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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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