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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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