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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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