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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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