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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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