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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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