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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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