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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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