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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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