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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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