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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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