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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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