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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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