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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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