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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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