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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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