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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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