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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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