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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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