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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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