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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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