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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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