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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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