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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education