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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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