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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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