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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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