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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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