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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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