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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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