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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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