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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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