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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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