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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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