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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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