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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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