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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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