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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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