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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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