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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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