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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines 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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