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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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