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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes 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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