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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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