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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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