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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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