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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with 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 stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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