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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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 massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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