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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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