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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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