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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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