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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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