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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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