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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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