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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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