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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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