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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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