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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers 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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