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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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