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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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