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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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