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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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