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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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