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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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