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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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