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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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