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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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