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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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