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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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