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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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