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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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