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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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