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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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