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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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