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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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