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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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