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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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