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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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