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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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