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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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