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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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