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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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