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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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