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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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