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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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