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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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