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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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