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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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