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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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