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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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