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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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