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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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