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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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