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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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