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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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