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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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