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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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