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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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