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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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