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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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