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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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