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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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