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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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