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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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