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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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