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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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