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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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