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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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