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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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