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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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