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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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