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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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