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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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