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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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