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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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