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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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