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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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