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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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