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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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