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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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