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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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