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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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