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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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