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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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