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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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