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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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