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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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