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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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