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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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