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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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