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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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