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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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