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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major 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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