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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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