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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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