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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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