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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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