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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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