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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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