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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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