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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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