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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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