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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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