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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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