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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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