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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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