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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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