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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources