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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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