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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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