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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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