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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). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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