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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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