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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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