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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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