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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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