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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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