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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually 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 many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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