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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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