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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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