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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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