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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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