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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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