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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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