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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major 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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