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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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