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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers 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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