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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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