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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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