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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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