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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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