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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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