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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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