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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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