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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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