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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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