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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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