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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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