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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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