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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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