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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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