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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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