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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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