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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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