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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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