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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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