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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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