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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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