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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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