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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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