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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes 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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