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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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