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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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