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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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