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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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