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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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