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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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