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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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