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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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