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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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