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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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