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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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