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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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