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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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