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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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