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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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