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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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