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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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