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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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