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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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