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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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