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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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