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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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