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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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