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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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