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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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