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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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