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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate 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 courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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