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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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