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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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