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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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