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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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