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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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