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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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