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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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