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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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