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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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