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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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