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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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