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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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