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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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