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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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