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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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