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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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