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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education ventures. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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