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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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