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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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