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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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