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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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