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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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