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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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