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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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