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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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