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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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