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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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