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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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