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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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