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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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