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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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