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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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