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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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