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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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