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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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