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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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