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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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