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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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