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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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