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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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