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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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