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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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