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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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