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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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