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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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