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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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