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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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