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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education