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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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