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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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