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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. 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. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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