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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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