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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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