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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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