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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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