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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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