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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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