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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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