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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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