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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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