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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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