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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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