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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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