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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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