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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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