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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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