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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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