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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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