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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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