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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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