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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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