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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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