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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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