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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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