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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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