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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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