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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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