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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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