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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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