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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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