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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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