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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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