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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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