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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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