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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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