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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business 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 manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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