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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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