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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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