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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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