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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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