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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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