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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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