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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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