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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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