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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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