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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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