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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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