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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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