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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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