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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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