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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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