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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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