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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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