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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important 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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