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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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