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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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