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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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