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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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