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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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