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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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