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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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