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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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