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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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