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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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