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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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