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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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