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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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