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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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