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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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