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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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