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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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