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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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