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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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