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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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