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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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