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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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