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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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