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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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