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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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