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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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