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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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