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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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