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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans 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 MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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