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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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