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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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