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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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