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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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