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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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