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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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