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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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