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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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