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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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