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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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