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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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