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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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