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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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