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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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