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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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