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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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