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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key 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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