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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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