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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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