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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses 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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