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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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