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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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