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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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