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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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