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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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