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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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