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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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