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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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