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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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