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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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