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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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