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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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