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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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