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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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