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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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