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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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