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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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