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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always 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 learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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