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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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