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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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