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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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