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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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