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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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