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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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