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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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