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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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