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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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