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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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