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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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