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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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