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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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