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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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