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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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