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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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