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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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