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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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