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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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