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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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