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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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