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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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