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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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