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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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