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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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