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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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