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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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