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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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