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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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