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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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