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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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