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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major 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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