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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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