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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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