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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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