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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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