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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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