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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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