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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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