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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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