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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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