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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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