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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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