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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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