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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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