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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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