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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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