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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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