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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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