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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key 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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