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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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