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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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