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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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