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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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