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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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