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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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