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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes 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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