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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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