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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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