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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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