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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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