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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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