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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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