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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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