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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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