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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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