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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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