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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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