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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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