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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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