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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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