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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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