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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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