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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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