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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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