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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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