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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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