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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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