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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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