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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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