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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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