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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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