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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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