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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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