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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners 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 several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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