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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the most important 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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