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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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