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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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