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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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