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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. 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 topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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