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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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