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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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