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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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