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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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