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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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