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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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