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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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