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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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