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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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