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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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