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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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