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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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