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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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