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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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